Family Pledge v1

Short Vocabulary: AGS =Absolute Good Spirits CBG = Chambumo Gyeong, Holy Textbook CSG = Cheon Seong Gyeong, Holy Textbook CIG = Cheon Il Guk, Two persons become one, KoH CP = Cheong Pyeong, Spir. training ground Korea DP = Divine Principle, v1973 EDP = Divine Principle, v1996 ODP = Original Divine Principle, 2008 KoH = Kingdom of Heaven LSA = Lord of Second Advent OT = Old Testament NT = New Testament CT = Completed Testament TF = True Father, SMM = Sun Myung Moon TM = True Mother, Hak Ja Han Moon TTM = Teaching and Textbook Material (G=Great) UC = Unification Church See also extended Vocabulary: http://www.slideshare.net/bdp003/vocabulary-uc

Introduction

• “Break down Satan and, in front of heaven, pledge to return the glorious victory in the end. There should be people proclaiming this.

You must observe the heartistic standard of the Blessing from the historical view and reexamine your own shortcomings.

/Blessing and Ideal Family

Introduction

• Can you pledge in this sacred room, “God, I give You my covenant, my pledge, that I will never let you down, that I shall persevere even more than Father himself persevered, and with my hands Your mission shall be done. This world shall see resurrection and health because of me.”

Introduction

If that is the pledge you can give, then this is the place where God will look down and take great joy. Those who can solemnly pledge this serious and most difficult yet down-to-earth commitment, raise your hands. Thank you.

/True Parents’ Day from the Historical Point of View April 18,1977 — New York

Introduction

• Doing Pledge in the Unfiication Movement is a basic part of our Church traditions.

• “After the 36 Couple Blessing in 1961, Father proclaimed The Pledge of the Families prior to introducing My Pledge. The content outlines the blessed couples’ standard and goal as well as responsibilities, which should always be kept in our minds and hearts.” /Tradition Book

• In the beginning…

• Pledge service should begin at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

• 2004 it was changed to every Ahn Shin Il day, every 8th Day. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, all the way to Saturday, Sunday and Cheon yo-il [“Heavenday”]

• 1 maj 1994 My Pledge is replaced by Family Pledge.

• With “My Pledge” we promised before God and satan that we would fight against satan. • In “Family Pledge” there is no word as “Satan, enemy, march forward” that appeared in “My Pledge“.

• This means that the Satanic dominion of the earth is broken.

• 1994 40th anniversary of the founding of HSA-UWC

• FromPro tu c e L s h f.O on Family Pledge, 2012

I. Proclamation of Family Pledge and Progress

A. On the foundation of victory of achieving My Pledge and Family Oath B. Proclamation of the Family Pledge 1~7 (1994.5.2) C. Addition of “unity” to Family Pledge 4 (1994.12.22) D. Proclamation of the “New Testament Age” and the addition of Family Pledge 8” (1998.2.2-2.3)

E. Addition of “ living for the sake of others” to FP 7 (1998..11.21)

F. Addition of “ As Owners of CIG” in front of all verses (2002.11.5)

G. Addition of “dutiful family way” to FP2 and “liberation and complete freedom” to FP8 (2004.4.18)

II. The value of Family Pledge

A. Beginning of 2nd 40 year course

1. From Age of Restoration through Indemnity to Age of Ideal Creation 2. Basic unit of universe: Individual  Family 3. Basic unit to enter Heaven: Individual  Family 4. From age of individual salvation to age of family salvation 5. From age of EDP to age of the Word

B. Family Pledge is the core of CIG Constitution

1. Not restoration through indemnity but ideal creation 2. Principle of life and duty of CIG citizens 3. CIG constitution is FP1-8 listed as laws 4. FP is the core of God’s 8 Great TTM

A. “Cheon Il Guk”

1. CIG is the form of God’s Fatherland 2. Form progresses from independent country -> Won-il-guk -> unified country 3. Country where two people become one on the 8th stage 4. Mind and body unity: Prerequisite for reciting the Family Pledge

1. Subject of True Love founded on Creativity 2. Difference between owner and leader 3. Person who serves others based on quantity, quality, and speed 4. Person who goes the way of servant and slave with gratitude 5. Takes responsibility, protects, and fosters to the end

C. “Our family”

1. ‘We’ is ‘True we’: ‘We’ who are one with God 2. Title Koreans use to refer to their family 3. With God at the center 4. Always together “go, come, eat, sleep, happy, or sad”

D. “Centered on True Love”

1. Root of TL is God: God’s 4 great core attributes 2. God’s TL is founded on Creativity 3. TL is giving horizontally centering on Creativity 4. Inheriting God’s TL: Blood lineage and pure mind (2010.1.1)

IV. Analysis of Each Verse of the Family Pledge

For more details, see original Lecture by Professor Oh

Slides; http://www.euro- tongil.org/swedish/english/PPT/2012/Prof. %20Yong%20Taek%20Oh%92s%20present ations%20Aug%202012/

Audio: http://www.euro- tongil.org/swedish/english/audio/2012/Pro f.%20Yong%20Taek%20Oh%92s%20prese ntations%20Aug%202012/audio/

Belvedere 1980

Remember the beauty in Gods nature is there to inspire the most Holy original inside us all! Have a great Blessed week. Prepared for 2nd,3rd… Gen inspiration by Bengt de Paulis.